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Description

Agave schidigera (Agave filifera subs. schidigera) is a small or medium sized plant that forms stemless rosette to 60 to 90 cm across and 60 cm tall. It is a very symmetrical plant with straight leaves that looks a bit like Agave filifera, perhaps having slightly wider leaves than A. filifera, but stay mostly solitary or suckers slowly but steadily. While the A. filifera branches prolifically. Some populations of Agave schidigera have slightly curved leaves that detract from the symmetry.

• Common Names: Thread Agave, Thread-Leaf Agave
• Scientific Name: Agave filifera
• Biological Classification: Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Angiosperms, Class Monocots, Order Asparagales, Family Asparagaceae, Subfamily Agavoideae, Genus Agave